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+require_relative '../../lib/oga'
+require 'benchmark/ips'
+
+simple     = '<p>Hello world</p>'
+attributes = '<p class="foo">Hello world</p>'
+nested     = '<p>Hello<strong>world</strong></p>'
+lexer      = Oga::Lexer.new
+
+Benchmark.ips do |bench|
+  bench.report 'text only' do
+    lexer.lex(simple)
+  end
+
+  bench.report 'text + attributes' do
+    lexer.lex(attributes)
+  end
+
+  bench.report 'text + children' do
+    lexer.lex(nested)
+  end
+end